Hency Thacker

Over the last 20 years, the building sector has focused on tackling the 28% of global emissions created by the operational phase of a building, the greenhouse gases pumped out by offices and homes as they are cooled and heated. Far less attention has been paid to embodied carbon, those emissions created during the...

The estimated $550bn global hotel and hospitality sector is one of the world’s fastest-growing industries. And with some 17.2 million rooms booked each year, it is also one of the most impactful. Tourism contributes about 5% of global greenhouse gas emissions, and those are set to grow by 130% by 2035, according to the...

In agriculture, big data is often viewed as a combination of technology and analytics that can collect and compile novel data and process it in a more useful and timely way to assist decision making. Data mining is the computing process of discovering patterns in large data sets involving methods at the intersection of artificial...

It is easy to remember stories. In fact, a chance of being able to narrate a story of a movie accurately is very high for a person, even if they have seen the movie only once, long time ago than of them being able to narrate the 2nd law of thermodynamics even after reading...

The fashion industry is becoming polarized. With more and more consumers seeking sustainability and transparency in fashion, it is becoming very challenging for fashion brands to supply products that are sustainably produced, are fashionable and are also at an affordable price. Responding to the changing trends and several fast-fashion brands such as H&M have committed...

Sugar is considered to be a health hazard by various nutritionists. In fact, several public health experts say it can be as addictive as cocaine. Apart from this, synthetic sugar also increases the risk of cancer; is a chief cause of obesity, heart disease and diabetes; and is also a key contributor to deteriorating oral health around...

With education being the key to socio-economic development, schools play an integral part in a child’s growth. It is thus very important for a school to impart the right values in students. Understanding their responsibility in upbringing a child, a Delhi school is utilising the platform to address the issues that matter among the children of...

Conservation of forests and their biodiversity is very important especially after the UN report that said that a million species may be extinct very soon. This makes the jobs of forest officers and guards of great consequence. Forest is not an easy place to live or work in. With various herbivores and carnivores walking in...

Desertification and land degradation are major threats to agricultural productivity in our country. According to the State of India’s Environment 2017: In figures book by the Centre for Science and Environment, Desertification has increased to 90 per cent of states in India. Out of the total 328.72 MHA of India’s total geographical area, 96.4 million hectares...

Chemotherapy is considered to be one of the most painful treatments. With the physical and mental strain it causes to the patient, it also comes with several side effects. Chemotherapy treats many types of cancer effectively. It mainly works on active cells. Active cells are cells that are growing and dividing into more of the...

Once a bureaucrat proves that they are credible, nobody dares to threaten them directly. This is the experience of a brave IAS officer Dr Renu Raj in the state of Kerala. Dr Raj who scored All India Rank 2 in 2014 batch of the UPSC civil services exam in her first attempt, received her first...

In order to bring scalability in a social welfare program, it is important to bring about a behavioural change, especially in a country like India where the traditions and taboos are deeply imbibed in the psyches of the people. In a 2018 report, “Bold Philanthropy in India,” The Bridgespan Group observed that the barriers to...